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Obituaries

We’re sad to learn that costume designer Rita Riggs passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017 at the age of 86. Riggs worked at CBS early in her career in the costume department of shows like Share and Enjoy:

We're sad to hear that soap opera creator Agnes Nixon passed away this morning at the age of 88. Nixon started in soaps shortly after graduating college when she was hired by the legendary Irna Phillips to write for Woman in White.

We're sad to learn that former CBS Standards & Practices Executive William Tankersley passed away on February 5, 2016 at the age of 98. Tankersley started in CBS promotions and merchandising and soon rose to Head of Program Standards & Practices at the network.

We're sad to learn that custom car designer George Barris passed away this morning at the age of 89. Barris started out customizing his own cars as a teenager and participating in the street-racing youth culture of the late 1940s in Los Angeles.

We’re sad to hear that pioneering journalist/news correspondent Marlene Sanders passed away yesterday, July 14, 2015, at the age of 84. In the 1950s, Sanders landed a job at WABD–TV working with Mike Wallace on his then-new show, Night Beat.